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The story rollercoaster
Why is a good story like a rollercoaster?
  1. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  12. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  13. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  14. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  15. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  16. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  17. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  18. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  19. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  20. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
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